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UK creates compensation scheme for families
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The UK government has established a compensation scheme that allows close relatives of Post Office operators affected by the Horizon IT scandal to submit claims for harm.
Why it matters
The government has set up a compensation scheme for close relatives of affected Post Office operators. The scheme offers two claim routes: a fully assessed personal injury claim and an 'events-based' route. It covers claims for harm to mental health and wellbeing caused by the scandal. The creation of the scheme follows a recommendation from Wyn Williams and earlier government consideration of gaps in family-member eligibility.
Implications
- · Close relatives of affected Post Office operators can now submit claims under the government scheme for mental-health and wellbeing harms.
- · Scheme administrators must process two claim types: fully assessed personal injury claims and events-based claims.
- · Personal-injury lawyers and other legal representatives can handle newly eligible family-member claims.
Who is affected
- · Close relatives of affected Post Office operators
- · Scheme administrators
- · Personal-injury lawyers
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